Cain to launch 9-9-9 bus tour

Herman Cain’s not a candidate anymore, but he’s launching a new bus tour anyway.

The former Godfather’s Pizza CEO announced plans to tour the country to raise support for the “ 9-9-9” plan that was the star of his aborted presidential run, hoping to rally congressional sponsors for his plan to replace the federal Tax Code with a 9 percent corporate tax, 9 percent personal income tax and a 9 percent national sales tax.

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The one-time Republican front-runner announced his “Cain’s Solutions Revolution” during a Fox News interview with S ean Hannity on Wednesday night.

“I started a new movement. The biggest comment I got when I ended my candidacy was to keep 9-9-9 alive. That’s what this is about, and I’m going to keep it alive with what I’m calling Cain’s Solutions Revolution,” Cain said.

“You have a bus,” Hannity interjected.

“Yes, sir. I have a bus with my picture on it,” Cain said, smiling, as Hannity displayed a photo of a vehicle that looked similar to the campaign bus he used on the trail until the day he pulled up in it at the early December rally in Atlanta when he ended his campaign.

The Atlanta businessman said he plans to “get commitments from members of Congress in 2012 before Election Day” and that the legislation is currently being drafted.

Cain’s website to promote his new endeavor, CainConnections.com, is nearly identical to his presidential campaign website, which was still live until recently.

Another website, CainSolutions.com, announced the day Cain ended his presidential bid, has yet to go live.

Cain’s made clear his hopes to stay a part of public life despite departing the presidential race, and as he does, he’ll be pursuing the same outsider, simplifying government themes he pursued while in the GOP race.

“They think we are stupid. You know what comes after a tea party? A revolution. It’s time for history to repeat itself,” Cain says in an introductory video posted on the new website. “We the people are coming and we want our power back. Welcome to the solutions revolution.”

Cain bowed out of the presidential race in early December, saying he did so because of his family. Even then, he vowed not to “shut up, drop out and go away.”

Since ending his presidential campaign, Cain has appeared repeatedly on Fox to provide analysis of the GOP presidential race. However, he is still not endorsing a candidate.

Cain repeated that pledge Wednesday night.

“I will support the Republican nominee. Yes, there are some I would prefer over others, just like you. But I could not, cannot, will not, you know, allow Barack Obama to have a cakewalk back into the White House. That’s what this whole solutions revolution is all about.”